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Skeletons
“Beneath the surface, nothing is what it seems.”
4.2 / 10• 1997• 1h 27m•R• English
HorrorThrillerDramaTV Movie
Storyline
A heart attack moves a Pulitzer winning journalist to leave NY for the peace of a small New England town, but he soon finds himself pulled into a case of a man accused of killing his gay lover with the blade of a shovel. Wanting to keep the case quiet, the town turns against the journalist and his family when he begins digging into its secrets, until finally the accused man is found hanging in his cell and the truth comes out about more than just the killing.
Cast & Crew
Ron Silver
Peter Crane
Lead
Christopher Plummer
Reverend Carlyle
Dee Wallace
Heather Crane
Kyle Howard
Zach Crane
James Coburn
Frank Jove
Arlene Golonka
Melanie Jove
DP
D. Paul Thomas
Sheriff Joe Carlton
Paul Bartel
Mayor Harley Dunbar
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David DeCoteau's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Skeletons is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
